Delaware Skipper
Anatrytone logan (W.H. Edwards, 1863)
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Identification: Wings are bright yellow-orange. Upperside has black borders and black veins near the margins; forewing has a black bar at the end of the cell. Females have wider borders and darker markings than males. Underside has no markings but may have darker orange veins.
Wing Span: 1 - 1 11/16 inches (2.5 - 4.3 cm).
Life History: Males perch within 1 1/2 feet of the ground in open, grassy areas or along streams to await receptive females. Females deposit eggs singly on host plant leaves. Caterpillars eat leaves and use them to make nests.
Flight: One brood from July-August in the north; two broods from May-September in the south; several broods from February-October in Florida.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various grasses including big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi), switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), and wooly beard grass (Erianthus divaricatus).
Adult Food: Nectar from pink and white flowers including swamp and common milkweeds, shrub houstonia, mountain mint, marsh fleabane, sweet pepperbush, buttonbush, thistles, and pickerelweed.
Habitat: Moist areas including marshes, prairies, fields, roadsides, suburban yards.
Range: Southern Maine west across the Great Lakes states and southern Canada to central Montana; south to Florida, the Gulf states, Texas, northeastern New Mexico, and the Mexican highlands to El Salvador.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Jul 13, 2019
Submitted by: ra.mercer
Region: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Leelanau County, Michigan, United States
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Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
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Region: Genesee County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jul 04, 2019
Observation date: Jun 14, 2019
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Region: White County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jun 15, 2019
Observation date: Sep 11, 2013
Submitted by: jrfleullan
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 28, 2019
Observation date: Apr 23, 2018
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 14, 2019
Observation date: Apr 23, 2018
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 14, 2019
Observation date: May 11, 2019
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 13, 2019
Observation date: Mar 24, 2019
Submitted by: kellydfl
Region: Collier County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Mar 27, 2019
Observation date: Jul 07, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 04, 2019
Observation date: Jul 02, 2018
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 04, 2019
Observation date: Jul 14, 2018
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 24, 2018
Observation date: May 30, 2015
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 24, 2018
Observation date: Sep 05, 2016
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 24, 2018
Observation date: May 28, 2017
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 24, 2018
Observation date: May 27, 2018
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 24, 2018
Observation date: Jun 03, 2018
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 24, 2018
Observation date: Jun 10, 2018
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 24, 2018
Observation date: Jul 29, 2018
Submitted by: cfhayes
Region: Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Dec 13, 2018
Observation date: Jun 22, 2018
Submitted by: cheins
Region: Carver County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 06, 2018
Observation date: Sep 16, 2018
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 17, 2018
Observation date: Sep 09, 2018
Submitted by: Brad.Moon
Region: Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Verified date: Sep 12, 2018
Observation date: Sep 09, 2018
Submitted by: Brad.Moon
Region: Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 12, 2018
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